Dara Silverman is a white, queer Jewish consultant, somatic coach, and trainer with 25 years working with organizations and in movements for social, racial, economic, and gender justice. Previously, she was the founding Director of Showing Up for Racial Justice (SURJ) and the Executive Director of Jews for Racial and Economic Justice (JFREJ) in New York City.
Dara has had a meditation practice for the past 20 years. She completed the Dedicated Practitioner Program at Spirit Rock in May 2024 and is currently in the Community Dharma Leaders Program at Spirit Rock. She is certified through the International Coaching Federation as a Professional Certified Coach. Dara began studying Somatics in 2011. In 2013, Dara became a certified Somatic Coach and taught at the Strozzi Institute from 2017-2023. She now runs Embodying Racial Justice, which brings embodied practices to multi-racial and white racial justice communities across the US. She lives on Wappinger and Lenape land in Beacon New York, where she grows ten kinds of berries.